A new CyberArk report exposes various inconsistencies in how organizations approach cybersecurity. The survey found that even though 61% of firms believe that downtime affecting critical applications …
Hackers Are Loving PowerShell, Study Finds
Of all the attack techniques that are part of MITRE’s Adversarial Tactics Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK) framework, PowerShell is the most popular among threat actors, new research by …
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Trump tells Russia to get its troops out of Venezuela
Tensions between the US and Russia over the crisis in Venezuela continue to increase. On Saturday, two Russian military aircraft carrying about 100 troops and a substantial amount of equipment arrived …
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North Korean hackers continue attacks on cryptocurrency businesses
A new report by Kaspersky Lab indicates that the North Korean state-backed hacking group known as Lazarus is still targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto companies in order to steal …
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The Pentagon is ‘Absolutely Unapologetic’ About Pursuing AI-Powered Weapons
On Wednesday, US Department of Defense officials defended the department's use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in new weapons systems, arguing that all its projects involving AI are …
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Microsoft takes control of 99 domains operated by Iranian state hackers
Microsoft has confiscated 99 web domains that were used by Iran-linked hackers to launch global spear-phishing campaigns. The domain names resembled those of popular services offered by Microsoft, …
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Nearly Half of ICS Devices Protected by Kaspersky Targeted in 2018
New research by Kaspersky Labs highlights the rise of cyberattacks on industrial control systems (ICSs). Last year, 47.2% of ICS devices were at the receiving end of one or more cyberattacks, while …
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US Approved Secret Nuclear Power Work for Saudi Arabia
According to a document seen by various news organizations including Reuters and the Daily Beast, the Trump administration has authorized six companies to sell nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia …
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3 security threats businesses need to prepare for by 2021
A new study by Information Security Forum projects that due to technological developments and digital transformation, organizations will be exposed to the following three main categories of …
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India Joins Space ‘Super League’ As It Shoots Down a Satellite for the First Time
Less than a month before the Indian general elections, the country has shot down one of its own satellites as part of a test of its anti-satellite weapons systems. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, …